Hair curler



Oct. 4, 1960 2,954,788

A.H.MADORE HAIR CURLER Filed Feb. 8, 1957 Kim a/ Annex/5y.

United States Patent HAIR CURLER Arthur H. Madore, Los Angeles, Calif., assiguor to Madorable, Incorporated, Hollywood, Calif a corporation of California Filed Feb. 8, 1957, Ser. No. 639,068

3 'Claims. (Cl. 1'3239) This invention relates to hair curlers of the type wherein a tubular curler body has teeth arranged thereon to provide for combing out locks or strands to be curled and to guide the hair in the Winding thereof on the curler body.

, It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved hair curler of the type above described which is constructed and arranged so that the hair may be quickly and evenly wound thereon without matting or objectional bunching or angular overlapping of the hair and hair ends.

It is another object of the invention to provide a hair curler such as described in which a novel arrangement of ribs on the curler body makes it possible quickly and easily to wind a hair lock or strand on the curler with the hair ends and the hairs eifectively separated and evenly distributed over the curler, thereby preventing matting or packing of the hair ends and hairs and assuring the formation of a uniform curl of the desired appearance.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a hair curler wherein the ribs on the tubular curler body form grooves for separating the hairs and maintaining them evenly distributed on the curler body.

Another object of this invention is to provide a hair curler of the type above mentioned wherein teeth are extended from the body in such relation to the ribs and the grooves formed between the ribs, that the hairs are guided and separated, and the uneven hair ends are progressively picked up and wound evenly on the curler in the operation of winding a strand or lock of hair on the curler, the grooves, ribs, and teeth maintaining the hair uniformly distributed Without matting or objectional packing or angular overlapping.

It is an additional object hereof to provide a hair curler such as described wherein the teeth are joined to the ribs so that the grooves formed between the ribs extend completely around the tubular curler body and are unobstructed whereby the hairs of the strand or lock wound on the curler will be uniformly and evenly positioned in substantial parallelism.

It is a further object hereof to provide a hair curler such as described wherein ventilation openings in the tubular body are between the ribs, or in other words, in the grooves formed by the ribs. This arrangement together with the parallel winding of the hairs and the separation thereof, makes possible a quick and uniform drying of the hair on the curler and assures the desired curl formation of each winding up to the end of each hair.

A further object hereof is a provide a curler such as described which readily may be molded or otherwise formed of rubber, synthetic rubber, plastic or any other suitable material, of a simple cylindrical form.

This invention possesses many other advantages and has other objects which may be made more easily apparent from a consideration of the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification. This form will now 2,954,788 Patented Oct. 4, 1960 be described in detail, illustrating the general principles of the invention; but it is to be understood that this detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a hair curler embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

' Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the curler showing how the ends of the hair are wound thereon in starting the winding of a strand or lock of hair to be curled;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the curler with a lock of hair wound thereon and held in place by 'a fastening element; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the curler As shown in the accompanying drawing, a hair curler embodying this invention includes a tubular body 1 preferably of cylindrical form, open at its ends and provided with a plurality of ventilation openings 2. This body may be made of rubber, synthetic rubber, or any other suitable material. However, it has been found that rubber orsynthetic rubber is highly satisfactory as the hair tends to cling thereto in a manner facilitating a quick and uniform winding of the hair on the body.

In accordance with this invention, the body 1 is provided with a series of circumferential ribs 3 spaced axially to form hair receiving grooves 4 of greater width than the ribs. The ventilation openings 2 are in the grooves 4, that is, are between the ribs, to provide for effective ventilation and drying of the hair.

The grooves 4 formed between the ribs 3 are unobstructed circumferential ly of the body 1 and maintain the hairs in substantial parallelism and uniformly distributed over the curler body. The ribs 3 guide the hairs into the grooves 4 during the winding of the hair on the body.

It has been found that the dividing and separation of the hairs is more effective when comb-like teeth 5 are provided on the body. As here shown, the teeth are between the grooves 4, there being a plurality of the teeth in integral formation with each rib and spaced circumferentially one from the other. Each tooth is substantially equal in Width to that of the rib so that it does not obstruct the grooves for receiving the hair. The teeth are aligned in rows extending longitudinally of the body 1 and thus serve as comb teeth for combing out a lock or strand preliminary to winding thereof on the curler body.

In the operation of winding the hair on the curler body, the teeth will separate and guide the hair between the grooves in the ribs. Thus, the teeth and grooves combine to guide, separate and pick up the hair during the winding thereof whereby the hair will be evenly distributed in the grooves between the teeth without overlapping or bunching in a manner that may impair the curl or ringlet as to shape and appearance.

It should be noted that the ventilation openings 2 are positioned between the longitudinal rows of teeth 5 and are staggered in the grooves 4 so that ventilation of a large area in each groove will be provided to assure a quick and thorough drying of the hair.

Fig. 3 shows how the ends of the hair may be combed and separated to lie in substantially parallel relation in the grooves 4 at the start of the winding of a lock of hair on the body of the curler. The teeth and the ribs cooperate to effect the separation of the hair ends whereas the ribs and grooves effectively hold the hair ends against shifting longitudinally of the body and thus maintain the hairs in substantial parallelism.

The teeth 5, in eifect, are radial extensions of the ribs and therefore increase the depth and hair-holding capacity of th'ei grooves, preventingjateral shifting of the windings ofihair ontthe body.

Fig. 4 illustrates a typicaluse of the curler of this invention, as it shows how a strand or lock of hair to be curlediszwouncbon the body- 1. The hair maybetheld in p1ace::on;the curler-by any, suitable means; ,for'example,

by the fastenings 6 in the shape of a} hair pin,- as here teeth cooperating with said ribs to separate into parallel strands the hair wound on said body.

2. A hair curler as set forth in claim 1 where said grooves and teeth are relatively shallow in depth so that the curler lies close to the scalp when in use and retains hair wound thereon separated substantially to the roots thereof.

3. A hair curler as set forth in claim 1 where said body is provided with a plurality of circum'ferentially spaced ventilating openings between adjacent ribs.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,423,252 Nemeth July 1, 1947 2,582,550 Madore Jan. 15, 1952 2,800,911 Solomon July 30, 1957 2,829,656 Pecovsky Apr. 8, 1958 

